2 killed, 2 injured in eastern New Orleans shooting

Updated May 26, 2015 at 2:28 PM;Posted May 26, 2015 at 5:40 AM

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An early morning shooting in eastern New Orleans left two people dead and two more injured, authorities said Monday (May 26). NOPD said the bodies were found around 1:30 a.m. in a parking lot at 6725 Tara Lane. (File image via ThinkStock)

An early morning shooting in eastern New Orleans left two people dead and two more injured, authorities said Tuesday (May 26).

According to New Orleans police, two unidentified males were fatally shot in a parking lot at 6725 Tara Lane. A 30-year-old man and a 31-year-old female were also injured in the shooting.

NOPD said the surviving victims arrived at the hospital in private vehicles around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. Both had been shot in the leg. Officers went to the shooting scene, where they found two people dead on the ground.

No more information was available, including the surviving victims' conditions or the ages of the dead victims. NOPD said the investigation was ongoing and didn't immediately provide any details about potential suspects or motives.

Authorities ask anyone with information on this crime to contact Homicide Detective Barret Morton at 504.658.5300 or Crimestoppers at 504.822.1111.